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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bolsa had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bolsa, with the one closest to Bolsa listed first.

  • Garden Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Westminster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Santa Ana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Miraflores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
  • Brookhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookhurst is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Anaheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McPherson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • McPherson is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • Marlboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
  • Almond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Almond is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Buena Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Newport Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • El Modena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • El Modena is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Modena
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
  • Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Olive is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Northam ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Northam is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
  • Villa Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cerritos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmenita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
  • Yorba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorba is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
  • Artesia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <2>
  • Norwalk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bolsa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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